So some of you peoples know that I have a Goldfish that I'm giving to my aunt, so I will soon have a free 30g to stock. I was thinking up a few plans, and wanted your input.

First off, this won't be happening until the summer, but I was thinking of getting the 30g and planting it. I'll be moving, but only a mile away, so I think that the plants will be okay. I was going to put in maybe three Mystery Snails after planting it so they could keep the algae down, but that's still being debated.

Thoughts on these? Suggestions? I'm really just looking for bright and colourful! I would also really appreciate some plant suggestions, as I am totally clueless. Also, should I put a layer of plant substrate and then gravel over top? What would be best for that? I really have no price limit for this, which is awesome and my mom hates, so feel free to suggest ANYTHING!

*Note: One of the only reasons I'm being allowed to do this is because my mum wants a Roman design for the tank (and maybe me too...) so there will be Colosseums around the tank.

I have a new stocking idea, which I really, really like. Just wondering if you peoples think it'll work:

5 Silver Hatchetfish
4 Otocinclus
3 Mystery Snails
Rainbow Shark

@MattsBettas: I was thinking that too, but my friend told me it might be a bad choice because she had a tank like that and they just bred and bred and bred. She ran out of room with all of the offspring!